Fox-woman Lyrics

Fox-woman lyrics

Mother falls on the mountain stair



Wild marauders footsteps fill the air



Fox appears drawn by moans and sighs



Reaching in despair the mother cries







Chorus:	 Fox-woman, sister, we are one



	 Give me vengeance though my life is done



	 Fox-Woman, sister, name your fee



	 Grant that I may strike my enemy







Rebels stare silent at the fox



As the wild beast chained in them unlocks



Killers flee fighting hard and wild



As fox-woman guards the one with child







Temple priest takes the mother in



Tells her that the vengeance will begin



Though she knows she must pay with death



Mother whispers with each passing breath







Chorus







Soft she comes to the temple door



Russet pelt a shadow near the floor



Deep the drums in her gentle heart



Keep the rhythm as the birth pains start







Russet gown, hem of snowy white



Now a woman steps into the light



Makes her way to the bed of pain



Reaches down with touch as soft as rain







As her touch melts into the flesh



Pain departs as fox and mother mesh



Screaming ends with one quiet breath



As the mother gives herself to death







And the priest raises up the knife



Carves a door to bring the child to life



Infant born still without a sound



Fox and woman spirits have been bound







Chorus







Killers come seeking for the child



Turned away by visions strong and wild



As they flee down the mountain stair



Vengeance, on fox footsteps, leaves her lair











Words and music:Kathy Mar







Copyright 1986 Kathy Mar